Clipping:Complaints about the new pitching delivery rule
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| Date | Wednesday, April 15, 1885 |
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| Text | That the new pitching rule is a sad failure and calculated to result in the physical prostration of the best pitchers in the League, seems to be the general verdict of those who have watched the experiments in the April contests thus far. Radbourn and Lovett complained of lame backs after a week's trial in a warm and genial climate, Buffinton, of Boston, has arrived at the conclusion that a change pitcher would be very acceptable upon the regular nine, Harry Wright arranged two pitchers in his practice games, and it is reported that “Larry” Corcoran don't want any more of it. Most assuredly Radbourn and Buffinton have been batted more freely than under the old style, as shown in the score of the games thus far plsyed, and it stands to reason that they cannot under the confinement of the fixed and restricted position of the body and feet, be so effective or sustain the increased physical strain which is in the nature of muscular torture. Whether the legislation was directed at any particular pitcher or not, it would seem that some other expedient than increasing the physical exertions of those of the these men who are constantly exercised during the game in order to secure increased batting and larger scores, could have been devised. It may place all pitchers on a par, but there is every reason to predict that pony batteries will be frequently called into service to relieve the over-taxed “regulars,” and possibly the championship struggle will be doubly interesting on that account. The Sporting Life April 15, 1885 [reporting on the NL special meeting of 4/18] The new pitching rule, which has so severely strained the pitchers and threatens to disable many of them, was considered and several delegates favored a modification. It was, however, finally resolved that the rule be given one more month's trial. If it does not then work better it will be changed. The Sporting Life April 22, 1885 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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